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The male of this species has chesnut upperparts and pale underparts, while the females have numerous white spots on brown upperparts and are boldly streaked on their underparts.

Abundance
Uncommon

Chinese Name
紫背苇鳽

Habitat
Mangrove Parkland Wetland

Malay Name
Burung Pucung Gelam

Tamil name
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